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Nearly 144,000 family capital deposits opened in Belarus

As of 1 February 2025, a total of 143,936 large families have opened deposit accounts in Belarus under the family capital program, including 82,600 deposit accounts to the total amount of $826 million and 61,300 deposit accounts to the total amount of Br1,6 billion, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry.

As of 1 February 2025, a total of 92,537 families applied for permission to use family capital ahead of schedule. Of them, 74,629 applied to use the money to improve housing conditions, 10,164 to pay for healthcare services, 7,738 to pay for education and six to buy health products for disabled people.

The ministry granted permission to use family capital earlier to 89,754 applicants. The regional breakdown is the following: Brest Oblast (18,972 families), Vitebsk Oblast (8,583), Gomel Oblast (14,294), Grodno Oblast (10,631), Minsk Oblast (15,551), Mogilev Oblast (9,046) and the city of Minsk (12,677).

The Labor and Social Security Ministry noted that the family capital program applies to families raising three and more children. From 1 January till 31 December 2025 the family capital equals Br33,275.

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